Regina Fire chief Layne Jackson says the department is doing everything it can to avoid a similar situation to what happened in Saskatoon earlier in the month — when firefighters came into contact with someone being tested for COVID-19.
Four firefighters from Saskatoon’s Fire Station No. 4 had to go into self-isolation as a result, but were eventually cleared and returned to work. “I’ve spent a lot of time on the phone with the Saskatoon fire chief and listening to their experience and what they went through up there.
I’m happy it turned out to be a good outcome for them,” Jackson said. “We have some contingency plans in place for that, should we have the need for an emergency quarantine or isolation. “We’re communicating to all the staff